Baby&#39;s automobile traveling pen-bed



Dec. 12, 1950 R. G. HALL 2,533,792

BABYS AUTOMOBILE TRAVELING PEN-BED Filed Sept. 27, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1N VEN TOR.

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MM prraanI/f Patented Dec. 12, 1950 UNITED" PATENT OFFICE $533,792 B'Afii s Aif roiflififiu TRAVELING PEN-BED Robert G. Hill, Maneeiouai Mih. zipiilieatiofi sememus 27,; liii', seam has. @9934?" 4 ole-ms. (ous' on Th s invention relates to easy ribs' and: any iens for use in vehiles.

An object of the invention is'fto' i i'oi ide a eorhbination play pen and bed forhildren; wh may be installed iii a movable vehicle'- without any structural alterations of the" vehieie f,

Another object of the invention is to provde a traveling play pen and orib for use iii a w; i cle, and in which a child can stand-,- sit, lie down, or sleep; while traveling; -with the relatwecomfors it would have at honie in its one A further object of the invention is to pro" vide a traveling play per'i and crih for use in a vehicle, wliili has safety means topi'ev'eiit aeei dental opening of the vehiele door while it is use";

Still another object of the" invention is to pro vide a; traveling 15193 pen and or'ih which ple in design, inexpensive to manufacture, Collapsible for Convenience in" transportin the same.

Qther ohj'cts and advantages ofthe: in umwillbec'oin' apparent from the following?" de= scription of a preferred embodiment thereof as illustrated in the a'c'eoi'npanying' drew-mes arm: iii-whic V Figure 1 is a partly broken out; side: elevation: of improved traveling play pen" and inrant bed as installed in an automobile. I

v Figure 2 is a plan view or the device show-hi5 Figure 1, i

Figure 3' is a detail view of a portimi of the: device, showing the construction of the anti-door openingsafety'device,

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the: play pen and infant bed. folded compactly for transports tion or storage;

Figure 5 i a detail perspective viewer a earner oint of'the devic and Figure 6 isa fragmentary view oi a modified form of the invention.

In traveling with small ohi drem it is always a problem to provide comfort for the child in; the same iiieasure as it is provided for adults; It is important that the childs napping aha-slay" seh'eidul'e be not interrupted; so that the child will arrive at the end of the journey in a) mushpleasanter mental state anagoou physifi'al coir-- ditioil: The present invention disclos'esmeansfbi' aohieving this fn'iih desired i e'sult, and; 21 though it-may be applied to" many types: of mov aisle vehicles such as automobiles and trains, it is illustrated by way ofv example for use in autos 1219191168:

z lierernceis new has torus drawings, in whieu like reference characters denote similar parts throughout the several views; As shown there is an automooiie indieatdj generally at 2; with front seat i am ie'ar' Seat 6-, a rear side door bein at 'a with; doohopen fi handle at in;

The" bempeii shown includes a floor member 12 ii'iad'e of plywood o other suitable m terial; the user I2 being substantially retaiigular' in plan, but out as at M to fit the generai contour of the side wall of the automobile, or a'djae'nt arm-rests and other" fittings. The floor member is adapted to rest upon the rear seat cushion It as shown in' Figiiie' l, and to he supported in a substantially horizontal position byrneaiis of two front 1egs I8 the iower ends 20 ofwhichrestupon theautoi'nobile floor 22. lees l8 are hinged at H to the underside of the floor niefiiher [2 along. its forward edge 26, so as to be foldable for compactness when the whole bed pen is f'ofcled, any suitable means such as book and eye fasteners-being employed to prevent the legs from folding up-while the bed-penisin-use.

The pen floor l2 provided with two normally upstanding front and right side panels, 29 and 30: As best-seen in Figure: 1, theside panel 38 may have upper and lower rails 32 and 34,; connested by upstanding end posts 36 and: 38; the rearward e'n'd post 36 being inclined as shown to fitthev contour of the rear back cushion 40. The panel 30 is hinged at 42 and: 44 to the abuttins: edge 46 of the floor member I-2,- so that the side panel 32 may be folded about its hinges against the upper surface of. thefloor member 12 when desire'mas shown in Figure 4.

The-panel area between the rails and posts 32.- 34, 36 and 38, may be covered with wire mesh, or with some solid plywood paneling or the like wire mesh being preferable for it permits maxi xii-um visibility both for the child. and for adults looking into be sure the child is all right.

The iront panel 28 is substantially rectangu' 15m inshape; being: formed of top and bottom rails 48' and 50 and side posts 52 and- 54. It is intended that the bed-pen be collapsed by first folding: the side panel 30 down upon the floormember I2 as already explained, and then to foldthe front panel about its lower rail 50 and over the floor member l2, with aportion of the sidepanel 30 in between the floor member and the tioiit paiie1 ,.as shown in'Fi'gure 4. To accomplishthis; it is obvious: that the lower: rail 50 cannot be 'hing'ed' dlfeetly to the floor member l2 by theiis'ufil tomsof hinges. Accordingly, I provide a- 'nected to portion 60 along its 'edgeIiB.

pair of binge brackets 56 one of which is shown in detail perspective in Figure 5.

The brackets 56 include a flat portion 58, a perpendicular flange 60, and an upstanding portion 62 at right angles to the portions 58 and 60, and having a keyhole slot 64 formed in the portion 62. The bracket shown in Figure shows the bracket 56 intended for use on the end 66 of the front rail 28, that is, with the portion 62 con- The bracket intended for use on the other end of I the front panel 28 will necessarily have its portion 62 connected to portion 60 along its other edge as at 12 in Figure 5.

The base portion 58 is secured" surface of the floor member I2, at the'corners, as shown in Figure 2, with the upstanding flange portion 60 extending through'a' notched -out portion 14 at each end of the lower rail 50 of the front panel 28. The side portion 62 is thus on the outside of the end of the bottom rail 50, which has a headed screw I6 threaded into the endshof the rail 50 with its shank extending through the keyhole slot 64 and with its head on the outside of the slot. side panel 36 has been collapsed against the .fioor member I2, the front panel 23 may be raised high enough so that its end screws I6 slide to the tops of the keyhole slots 64, which will place the panel 28 suificiently high above side panel30 to enable it to pivot on its protruding pivot 'screws 10, to enable the front panel to be folded down into collapsed position as shown in Figure 4.

1 While in upstanding position, the front and side panels are held together and upright by means of hook and eye fasteners "I8. The space between the rails and sides of the front panel may also be filled in with wire mesh or sheet material.

To prevent accidental turning of the door handle I0, a doorsafety catch member 80' is provided and recessed at B2 to form a lodgment for the door handle I0 to prevent its turning. The safety catch member 80 is pivoted at 84 to a lever arm 86 which has a slot 88 for receiving the shank of a wing screw 90 carried by side rail 54: of the front paneL- A second lever 92 is pivotedto the lever 86 at 81, and'hasaslot 94 for receiving the shank of a similar wing'screw not shown, but protruding out of the side edge .of the floor member I2 at 96. By this means-the safety catch member 83 maybe adjustably positioned and securely held in place. When the; front panel 28 is collapsed, the levers supporting the safety catch also fold about the pivot 81 and; the wing screws, so as to take up little space. The hooks I8 may engage with the eyes v98 onthe side edges of the floor member I2 when'thebed-pen is collapsed, so as to hold it in compact. form.

As best illustrated in Figure 6, the forward. edge 26 of the bottom member I2 may have affixed to its underside a pair of spaced parallel guide rails I00 secured thereto by means of screws I02. An elongated member I04 is slidable between the guide rails, being held in position by means of a wing bolt I06 extendinginto' the member I04. The adjacent edges of the guide rails are undercut, to retain the member I04. against being pulled out of the groove thus formed in any direction other than longitudinally, of the groove, and the lateral member 21083: through which the screw I06 also extends,-bears against the outer surfaces of the side rails thus. permitting thetightenin of the wing nut to to the upper It is thus apparent that when the increase the pressure on the side rails and holding the member I04 in any desired position. The lateral member IIO, carried on the outer end of the member I04, may thus be adjustably positioned to bear against the back of the front seat of the automobile, to prevent forward movement of the crib-pen when the brakes are suddenly applied.

1 Although I have described a preferred embodiment of my invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that'various changes may be made in size, shape, materials and arrangement without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

.ed for removable installation in an automobile having front and rear seats and a side door between said seats having a door opening handle, said device comprising a horizontal panel arranged to rest upon the seat cushion of said rear seat and having depending leg means to,

clude forward shifting of said device while precluding opening movement of said handle.

2. A combined crib and play pen device for installation inan automobile having front and rear seats and a side door therebetween having a door opening handle, said device comprising a horizontal-panel arranged to rest upon the rear seat cushion with a forward part of said panel. projecting forwardly from said seat cushion to-- ward said front seat, leg means depending from;

a forward part of said panel for supportably engaging the floor of the automobile between. said front and rear seats, a rearward part of said panel being abutted with the back cushion of said rear seat to prevent rearward shifting of saiddevice, and abutment means extendin forwardly from -a forward part of said panel for abutting the back of said front seat to preven forward shifting of said device.- r

3. A combined crib and play pen device for. installation'in an automobile having front and rear seatsand a side door therebetween having a door opening handle, said device comprisinga horizontal panel arranged to rest upon the rear seat cushion with a forward part of said panel.

projecting forwardly from said seat cushion toward'said front seat, leg means depending from, a forward part of said panel for supportably en-; gaging the floor of the automobile between said front and rear seats, a rearward part of said panel being abutted with the backcushion of: said rearjseat to prevent rearward shifting'of said device, and abutment means extending for-- wardly from a forward part of said panel for abutting the back of said front seat to prevent forward shifting of said device, said abutment being adjustably extensible to provide for different spacings of said device from the back of the front seat. 44A deviceproviding a combined crib'andplaypen forinstallation in an automobile have ing front and rear seats and a floor therebetween and a side door having a handle on itsinward side, said device comprising a collapsible crib-:body comprising a floor panel adapted to rest .upon the seat cushion of the rear seat adjacent a sidewall of theautomobile and to project;

forwardly from said rear seat cushion, legmeana of said panel to rest upon the automobile floor between the front and rear seats, said crib body being devoid of a side panel at the side thereof adjacent to the automobile sidewall so as to expose said sidewall and having a side panel on the opposite side thereof, said side panel being hinged to said floor panel to fold fiat upon said floor panel when said device is collapsed, said crib body being devoid of a rear panel so as to expose the back cushion of the rear seat and having a from; panel hinged to said floor panel to fold down upon said side panel when folded in the collapsed condition of said device, and quick detachable means for supportably connecting said side panel and said front panel together whereby said side panel and front panel mutually support each other in their erect operative positions, and retaining means mounted on said front panel and engageable in the erect position of said front panel with on the forward part said door handle to prevent forward shifting of said crib body relative to said front and rear seats.

ROBERT G. HALL.

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